Luis Santos of Elgin walks down College Green Drive Wednesday morning as the snow blows in his face.Rick West | Staff Photographer

Mark Scalia starts the process of clearing his driveway in the 1500 block of Williams Ave in St. Charles after the blizzard of 2011 hit the Chicago area.Mark Black | Staff Photographer

John Wilson of Lake Villa clears several driveways along Huntington Drive in Mundelein as the blizzard continues to sweep through the area Wednesday in Lake County.Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

A snowdrift block the front door of this St. Charles after the blizzard of 2011 hit the Chicago area.Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Steve Kern of Mundelein tries to dig out his car after the blizzard pounded the area Tuesday night in Lake County.Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

The front entrance of a Mundelein home is iblocked by snow drifts after the blizzard swept the area last night in Lake County.Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

Parked cars buried in snow along Prarieview in Aurora after the blizzard on Wednesday.Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

Pine Avenue north of Northwest Highway is desolate with the snow still coming down hard Wednesday in Arlington Heights.Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

Thomas Smith of Elgin set out on foot to check out the conditions Wednesday morning as the area endures one of the worst blizzards in memory. "It's so unusual," he said ."I just had to check it out." "I'm sending pictures to people I know if Florida and Las Vegas."Rick West | Staff Photographer

Leighton Glim, 10 shovels as his dad Bob works with a snowblower to starts the process of clearing his driveway in the 1500 block of Williams Ave in St. Charles after the blizzard of 2011 hit the Chicago area.Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Bob Glim struggles to get through the snow with his snowblower while clearing his sidewalk in the 1500 block of Williams Ave in St. Charles after the blizzard of 2011 hit the Chicago area.Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Plows dig out from the blizzard in Aurora on Wednesday.Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

The mailman's pledge may be put to the test today as four-foot drifts remain at Pine Avenue and Northwest Highway in Arlington Heights Wednesday morning. Village Hall is in the background.Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

The Glenview Metro train station was empty Wednesday morning as they were operating on a modified schedule because of the storm.George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Franklin De La Porre's car is completely under snow in an alley of his Glenview home Wednesday.George LeClaire | Staff Photographer

Brad Strohl of Aurora works at digging out his driveway from the blizzard Wednesday. He wasn't planning on going anywhere, but wanted to get the shoveling done before temperatures dropped on Thursday.Bev Horne | Staff Photographer